Ocala FL

Leesburg city commissioners have selected District 1 Commissioner Allyson Berry to serve as Leesburg’s mayor for 2026. Commissioner Jay Connell nominated Berry to serve as mayor and District 4 Commissioner Mike Pederson seconded the nomination. Mayor Alan Reisman welcomed Berry as the next mayor of Leesburg. She said...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) — Restaurant employees are coming together to support the family of 72-year-old Diane German, who drowned in Ocala late last month. German was the owner of Wolfy’s of Ocala, a diner on East Silver Springs Boulevard. Employees at the restaurant are remembering German with a donation jar set up next...

I am a full-time resident of The Villages, and like many others here, I pay a significant monthly amount for access to our recreational amenities — golf, swimming, tennis, pickleball, shuffleboard, and the facilities at our recreation centers. These amenities are not public spaces. They are funded by residents...

Community Watch will be called on to supplement ID checks at pools in The Villages. The Project Wide Advisory Committee on Monday agreed to call in Community Watch to assist with ID checks at pools south of County Road 466. PWAC members made the decision to enlist the help of...

A Leesburg woman will appear in court next week after trying to steal crab legs and bacon from Walmart. Officers responded to Walmart, located at 2501 Citrus Blvd., regarding a retail theft that had just occurred around 4 p.m., Dec. 24, according to a case report from the Leesburg Police Department. While on the...

SUMMERFIELD, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida man recently released from prison and later arrested in December is accused of robbing a Dollar General only four days into the New Year. The Marion County Sheriff's Office says at about 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, deputies from the sheriff's office responded to...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman accused of ramming a car with children inside in a Dollar General store parking lot. According to the arrest report for Kayla Agee, 26, she got into an argument on Saturday with a woman in the parking lot. Agee was apparently upset that the other...

If your idea of a perfect weekend involves fresh air, flower fields, and the occasional goat photobomb, Sweetfields Farm in Brooksville, Florida, is calling your name. Nestled in the rolling countryside just north of Tampa Bay, this seasonal farm adventure feels like a postcard come to life—equal parts family fun, rustic charm, and sunflower-filled serenity.

If you’ve ever dreamed of floating alongside a gentle manatee in turquoise water so clear it looks like glass, Crystal River is your kind of paradise. Tucked along Florida’s Nature Coast in Citrus County, this small town with a big personality is the only place in North America where you can legally swim with wild manatees—and that’s just the beginning of its natural wonders.

If you think Central Florida is all theme parks and roller coasters, think again. Just north of Orlando sits Winter Park, a storybook town where brick-lined streets, mossy oaks, and a chain of sparkling lakes invite you to slow down and soak it all in.